Abbey, J.R.

SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770-1860. With LIFE IN ENGLAND. With TRAVEL.

4 volumes, complete set.
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1972. 4to. cloth. xx, 399; xxi, 428; xiii, 300; xiii, 301-675 pages. 4 volumes, complete set. Reprint of the first editions. Filled with bibliographical descriptions of the color plate books published in England during this period and containing many plates in color. Lacking the dust jackets. Some spotting and rubbing to spines. Very good. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770-1860. With LIFE IN ENGLAND....

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Ames, Joseph.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES: OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: CONTAINING MEMOIRS OF OUR ANCIENT PRINTERS, AND A REGISTER OF BOOKS PRINTED BY THEM FROM THE YEAR 1471 TO THE YEAR 1500. Considerably augmented, both in the Memoirs and Number of Books by William Herbert.

THREE VOLUMES
London: Printed for the Editor [sic] William Herbert, 1785-1790. thick 4to. Vol I is modern cloth, Vol II and III are contemporary calf with gilt on spine, five raised bands. frontis., ii],[i]-iv,xliv,[i blank],684,[2 blanks],[1 index],[1 blank]; [ii],685-1308,[2 index]; [ii],1309-1875,[1]pp. THREE VOLUMES. Herbert's continuation and revision of Ames' celebrated 'Typographical Antiquities', which was first published in 1749. A result of years of research, this is a mammoth compilation of biographical information on early British and Irish..... READ MORE about TYPOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUITIES: OR AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING IN...

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Anderson, John P.

THE BOOK OF BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY.

Ardsley: EP Publishing Ltd., 1976. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 472 pages. A reprint of the 1881 first edition with a new introduction by professor Jack Simmons of the University of Leicester. An extensive list of topographical works including a lengthy chapter on the general topography of Great Britain with additional chapters on Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. READ MORE about THE BOOK OF BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY

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Baker, Ernest A.

GUIDE TO HISTORICAL FICTION.

New York: Argosy-Antiquarian LTD., 1968. tall 8vo. cloth. xv, 566 pages. Reprint of the 1914 first edition. Guide to novels which take place during different historical periods with short summaries of each. For instance, if interested in the settling of Ireland, a list of historical novels is given which contains books on that theme. Covers soiled, with spine age darkened. Some wear to head of spine. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with..... READ MORE about GUIDE TO HISTORICAL FICTION

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(Beatty, Chester). Hayes, R.J.

THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY, DUBLIN.

N.P. n.p., 1967. 8vo. paper wrappers. Frontispiece; 36 pages. An illustrated essay on this collector and his library. READ MORE about THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY, DUBLIN

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(Book Collecting). Sheppard, Roger and Judith.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF BOOK COLLECTORS 1978-80, A DIRCTORY OF BOOK COLLECTORS IN BRITAIN, AMERIAN AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Beckenham, Kent: Trigon Press, (1978). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 278 pages. New edition. Includes sections on book collectors in the United Kingdom and Ireland, America, and the Rest of the World. Also sections on Societies for Book Collectors, Small Presses, Library collections in the UK and where to find them. Comprehensive dual-category index. (Subject and Author). Who's who of the book world. Spine faded, else near fine. From the private reference library of..... READ MORE about INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF BOOK COLLECTORS 1978-80, A DIRCTORY OF BOOK COLLECTORS IN BRITAIN,...

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(Bookbinding). Van Regemorter, Berthe.

SOME ORIENTAL BINDINGS IN THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY.

Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co Ltd, 1961. 4to. cloth. 29 pages, with 71 leaves of plates. First edition (S-K 2174). The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin has one of the largest collection of bookbinding examples in the world. Many books had been published on bindings of various countries of Western Europe, but none on oriental bindings until this book was published. The bindings are divided into three sections: Christian bindings of the Near East (plates..... READ MORE about SOME ORIENTAL BINDINGS IN THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY

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Bruce, H.A.

FIRST REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS.

London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1870. 4to. original cloth. xiv, 133+(1) pages. Report of a royal commission to collect, catalogue, and preserve manuscripts of historical importance. Includes the commission of Queen Victoria, the commission's report. Includes appendices related to England, Scotland, and Ireland. Appendices include detailed descriptive information about each manuscript. Endpapers tanned. Bookplate on front pastedown and previous owner's name on front free endpaper. READ MORE about FIRST REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS

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A CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: COMPREHENSIVE INDEX.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 2021. 12.375 x 9 inches. light gray Japanese cloth with front covers stamped in gold, with illustrated endpapers. 2 vol.: [xiii], 622, [2]; [6], 623-1252, [2]. The Comprehensive Index volumes cover all 20,082 descriptive entries published in the previous six volumes, all well illustrated: Twentieth Century (2 vol.: 12,403 entries, v.1 issued in 2000 and v.2 issued in 2003), Nineteenth Century (2 vol.: 6,370 entries, issued in 2019) and..... READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: COMPREHENSIVE INDEX

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CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE PRE-1801 IMPRINTS, (VOLS. I & II).

Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2020. 9.4 x 12.6 inches. Blue Japanese cloth with gilt-stamping, spine labels. 2 vols: xli, 258; xxxvii, 2, [260]. In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the Technical Services Department of the Princeton University Library. With the publication in 2020 of The Pre-1801 volumes I (A-K) and II (L-Z), the..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE PRE-1801 IMPRINTS, (VOLS. I & II

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CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, A-L (VOL. I).

Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2000. 9.4 x 12.6 inches. cloth, with gilt-stamped decoration on upper cover, title label on spine. 656 pages. In fall 1996, the Cotsen staff began compiling a multi-volume book catalogue of the research collection, with support from the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the Technical Services Department of the Princeton University Library. Four volumes of the catalogue have been completed thus far. In May 2000, volume I, The..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, A-L (VOL. I

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(Chester).

THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY.

Dublin, Ireland: The Chester Beatty Library, (2001). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 111+(1) pages. Table of contents, foreword, introduction, Descriptions of the Western, Islamic, and East Asian collections. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY

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Cohn, Don J. (ed.) with text by Ann Herring.

THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. paperback. 136 pages. The Cotsen Children's Library is home to one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Japanese books and printed matter for children outside of Japan. At present, this remarkable and constantly expanding corpus consists of over 10,000 items, including not only books and magazines, but also printed games, posters and broadsides, single-sheet prints, panel-theater sets, educational materials for home and school..... READ MORE about THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

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